Our security will begin to inspect and validate all golf carts, quads and any other recreational equipment that is normally required to have a BCW sticker on it. Please call security at 570-656-5583.

Rules and Regulations For ATV's , Snowmobiles, Dirt Bikes and other Two wheeled Motorized vehicles:

Operators ages eight (8) through fifteen (15) years of age may be permitted to operate an ATV ONLY IF THEY HAVE OBTAINED AN ATV SAFETY TRAINING CERTIFICATE AND MUST BE RIDING IN C...ONJUNCTION WITH AN ADULT 18 OR OLDER.

Operators aged eight (8) through nine (9) years of age are restricted to an engine size of 70cc or less. Operators uinder the age of eight (8) are restricted to an owner's property only.

Operators under the age of sixteen (16) years of age must be riding in conjunction with with an adult aged 18 or older.

SECURELY FASTENED SAFETY HELMETS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES BY ALL OPERATORS.

Hours of operation shall be from 7 am to 11 pm for operators over the age of eighteen(18) and 7 am until 9 pm for operators under the age of eighteen (18).

Rules and Regulations for Golf Carts:

The minimum age for operators shall be fourteen (14) years of age except as noted below.

Operators less than fourteen (14) years must be able to reach all controls and must be accompanied by an adult aged eighteen (18) or older who is seated next to the operator.

Hours of operation shall be from daylight until dusk unless the golf cart is equipped with headlights and tail lights, then the hours are extended to 9 pm for those under the age of 18 and 11 pm for those over the age of 18.

All passengers must be seated directly on a permanent seat at all times.

Summertime is a great time to refresh yourselves on the rules and regulations of the community. At the time of your purchase a resale package was prepared and would have been presented to you at closing. In that resale package are the rules and regulations, by laws, articles of incorporation and a map of the community. If you have misplaced any of these documents copies are available at the office. Please call and we would be happy to provide you with a copy.

I sense the excitement that is beginning to build knowing that our county will be moving into the yellow phase as of Friday, May 29th. For us, board members, this brings as much angst as it does relief.

Moving forward, these will be the changes you will begin to see:

Short-Term Rentals will again be allowed in BCW. We will be monitoring these rentals to the best of our abilities to ensure continued public safety. We will be requesting of each landlord that they do not rent to multi-family or groups, as this goes against the still in-place CDC Guidelines for social distancing.

Our beach and lake will re-open! However, there will be strict enforcement of social distancing guidelines enforced by our security staff. We recommend that cloth masks be worn on the beach. There will be NO SWIMMING DOCK! We have no way of maintaining proper disinfection guidelines of this and thus it will not be put in the lake. Maintenance will rope off the swimming area as we always do. We will mark off an area of six feet surrounding our lifeguard stand to ensure the safety of our lifeguards. Their responsibility is the water, not the happenings on the beach. Our security will oversee our beach during this time. There will be NO PICNIC TABLES left on the beach for use.

The Bathrooms will be OPEN from when the lifeguard comes on duty until one hour prior to the lifeguard going off duty. Maintenance will do a full cleaning and disinfecting of the bathrooms every morning prior to them being open. They will come back every two hours to do a quick disinfection in those areas, such as handles, to ensure we are adhering to the CDC guidelines for risk mitigation.

Our OFFICE will remain CLOSED to any non-staff members. Should you need anything, you may stop by the office and call them from outside to collect your beach badges.

Our SECURITY will begin to inspect and validate all Golf Carts, Quads and any other recreational equipment that is normally required to have a BCW sticker on it.

There will be no exceptions made to any of these policies! Do not ask or put any of our staff in the uncomfortable situation of having to tell a member-in-good standing NO. Should you not adhere to any of these policies, we will withhold your rights to use the amenities.

In closing, we have done everything required of us by the laws of the commonwealth. We will continue to follow their recommendations and we appreciate your continuance in helping to keep our community safe during this time. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the office at 570-646-8802.

We continue to ask that you follow the guideline of Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Well and Remain Positive during this very difficult time for all of us.

The open dumpster and brush pile will be open effective Saturday, May 23rd and will be open on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 12 pm with the exception of Memorial Day, May 25th.

For the OPEN DUMPSTER:

You must have an appointment with the office and present your badges.

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No tires

No TV's, electronics or microwaves

No refrigerators, air conditioners or appliances

No metal

No treated wood

Cabinets and any other large items must be broken down ahead of time

Limited dumping will be allowed - we will not allow dumping of entire rooms or homes

No contractor material

No leaves or landscaping debris

No lawn mowers or gas tools

These rules will be strictly enforced, and any property owner found in violation will face a fine of up to $1,000 for each offense. The dumpster is for the use of Brier Crest Community members only. Please keep in mind that you will be under camera surveillance. If in doubt, please contact the office.

Only one person will be allowed at the dumpster. Please have your mask on.

We have received a complaint from the US Postal Service that residents are not practicing social distancing at the mail boxes. People are coming within 6 feet of the postal carrier while she is distributing mail.

Delivery service will be suspended according to the USPS if social distancing is not adhered to.

During this unprecedented time in our lives, I understand the fear that pervades within our community. Please know that we have taken every precaution possible to ensure the safety of our residents. I know there has been concern regarding rentals within our community. We took every step within our legal rights to curb the rental process. Once the Governor’s Office finally enacted a policy that restricted short term rentals, we were then able to enforce this on our end. I have heard from many that there were dozens of these rentals within our community. That was never the case during this crisis. In fact, at the peak of the frenzy that was created by some within the community, we had two short term rentals. Those individuals had already been in place and would be leaving upon the completion of their rental. What we cannot restrict at this time, legally, is any rental that is done to house a front-line individual who has come to our area to support the medical staff within our area hospitals or temporary sites.

We have followed every guideline that has been mandated by local, county, state and federal government. Our security staff has been diligent in keeping our community safe. We are not registering golf carts or ATVs at this time. Security may ask, from a distance, to see your BCW badge to confirm that all is OK. We will begin registering these items once the restrictions have eased.

We have closed our office even though our staff continues to work inside. All we have asked is that you call from outside and they will come out to you. Our maintenance staff has been taking every precaution to limit their exposure.

We have not held our monthly board meeting for the last two months to adhere to the policy of over-congregating in an enclosed area. We have closed our beach, our playground, our courts to follow state and county recommended guidelines and policies. These will remain closed until further notice. Once restrictions are relaxed, we will have our staff disinfect the playground area to the best of our ability.

The state has left open the opportunity to fish, so we have complied to that policy as well, though we have asked our security staff to make sure social distancing policy is being followed. I have requested that our Fishing Club not hold any sponsored events.

We have asked for volunteers, and have some, to help with anyone who is homebound and needs groceries or prescriptions picked up.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call the office at 570-646-8802.

We continue to ask that you Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Well and Remain Positive during this very difficult time for all of us.